Keith Brady

[Barry]

[goodisonturf]

Brian Rae did Keith proud with is words at the Crem..............summed my old M8 up a tee ............... Thanks Brian

[Denbo]

Brian Rae did Keith proud with is words at the Crem..............summed my old M8 up a tee ............... Thanks Brian

Fully agree. Had the place in stitches. Well done Brian & RIP Keith.

[Guest tmg555]

   KEITH BRADY EULOGY

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR FRIEND KEITH...
THE D/J .THE SOUL MAN..THE WIZ KID . ..THE RACONTEUR ....AND RECORD COLLECTOR....AND GENERAL MAN ABOUT TOWN..!!!!.

I MUST SAY AT THE START I ALWAYS  WISHED SOMEBODY HAD TAUGHT HIM GEOGRAPHY ...AS WE WILL SEE LATER.....!!!

I FIRST MET KEITH  IN NEWTON LE WILLOWS CRICKET CLUB ..AROUND 1974 ..AT A GIG I WAS D/JING AT HE APPARENTLY  WAS QUIZZING ME ABOUT A RECORD I HAD PLAYED .....LITTLE WAS I TO KNOW THAT THIS TUNE WAS TO BECOME SYNONYMOUS  WITH KEITH ...THE RECORD WAS CALLED .."WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY" BY "THE INVITATIONS" LATER TO BE KNOWN AS "WHAT'S WRONG WITH KEITH BRADY" ITS NOT OFTEN A D/J CAN BE LINKED WITH A RECORD TITLE .....ANOTHER TITLE LINKED TO KEITH WAS "THE ICEMAN ...BILLY WATKINS ...THE WORDING OF WHICH ..WHICH WAS CHANGED TO "ANY ICE TODAY BRADY"

KEITH WAS A D/J THAT HAD SERVED HIS TIME..!!!...BY THAT I MEAN HE HAD EXPERIENCED DOING ...WEDDINGS... 18ths ..21st..AND .WEDDING ANNIVERSARY'S ....SOME PEOPLE HEAR TODAY MAY HAVE EMPLOYED KEITH FOR THERE BIRTHDAY OR WEDDING .......AND YOU WILL REMEMBER WHAT A GREAT JOB HE DID .......

KEITH....HAD A VERY EASY GOING  CHARACTER AND IT TOOK A LOT TO GET HIM RILED......BUT HE COULD BE STUBBORN AND HIS STUBBORNNESS DIDN'T DO HIM ANY FAVOURS.....IF HE THOUGHT VENUES WERE RIPPING HIM OFF WITH THE FEE THEY PAID HIM HE WOULD TELL THE PROMOTER IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS .....AS YOU CAN IMAGINE  AS A D/J YOU LOOSE GIGS AT A RAPID RATE .....I HAD TO SIT HIM DOWN AND SAY TO HIM ABOUT HIS STUBBORNNESS OTHERWISE THINGS MIGHT HAVE TURNED OUT SO DIFFERENT FOR HIM ....BUT GLAD TO SAY HE TOOK MY ADVICE ON BOARD ...AND KEITH WENT FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AS A D/J

ONE OF KEITH'S GREAT AMBITIONS WAS TO D/J AT THE GREAT WIGAN CASINO ......SO I ARRANGED FOR HIM TO DO IT....I GOT HIM SOME SPOT IN MR M'S.....HE MADE "SOUL SOURCE" A LEADING MAGAZINE AT THE TIME ...WHICH HE WAS DEAD CHUFFED ABOUT ...!!!...

NOW THEN .>>>..KEITH'S GEOGRAPHY !!!...WE USED TO TRAVEL IN MY CAR TO VARIOUS GIGS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY ..WE HAD LOADS OF FUN AND ENJOYABLE TIMES  AND I THINK HE LIKE ME  WOULD NEVER HAVE CHANGED A MINUTE .OF WHAT WE GOT UP TO AND  DID .I CAN RECALL A LOT OF STORIES FROM THAT 70'S ERA .MOST OF WHICH ARE BEST NOT MENTIONED HERE .!!!!!....
KEITH COULD DRIVE AT THIS POINT.....  ..I REMEMBER ASKING HIM TO DRIVE HOME FROM CAMBRIDGESHIRE FOR ME AFTER A PARTICULARLY HECTIC WEEKEND...  I DROVE  TO THE A1 AND SAID TO HIM WILL YOU DRIVE STRAIGHT UP THIS ROAD TILL YOU GET TO THE M62 A DISTANCE OF AROUND 90 MILES...THAT WAS   ..NOTHING IN MILEAGE TERMS IN THEM DAYS ......KEITH TOOK OVER DRIVING  I FELL ASLEEP IN PASSENGER SEAT ....TO BE LATER, WOKEN UP BY KEITH, SAYIN HE THOUGHT  HE WAS LOST>> ON LOOKING AROUND I FOUND WE WERE JUST A FEW MILES FROM  SKEGNESS.!!!! 60 MILES OUT OF OUR WAY
I HAVE TO TELL YOU ...THIS GETTING LOST OR GOING WRONG WAY  HAPPENED A LOT WITH KEITH'S DRIVING ...!!!!
AND AS AN AFTER THOUGHT HE USED TO RUN OUT OF PETROL AS WELL ....COME TO THINK ABOUT IT IT USED TO BE ONE OF MY TRICKS AS WELL ...!!!.

TRAVELLING UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY .....THERE WERE OCCASIONS THAT KEITH  DIDN'T WANT TO COME  .....SO I USED A TACTIC OF PERSUASION AND THAT WAS TO KIDNAP HIM  TELLING HIM "DONT WORRY" JUST GET IN THE CAR.  HE WAS GONNA "ENJOY THIS"!!!!! WE WOULD END UP  IN LEICESTERSHIRE .FOR AN ALLNIGHTER ..THEN ON TO STUART CURTIS'S HOUSE ..IN PETERBOROUGH... FOR A REST..... THEN ON TO AN ALLNIGHTER AT THE 100 CLUB OR SOME SUCH VENUE.AT THIS POINT IT MUST BE SAID THAT KEITH LOVED D/JING AROUND PETERBOROUGH...AREA ...

KEITH GREAT PASSION WAS RECORD COLLECTING ..AND THE BRITISH RELEASED RECORDINGS WAS HIS THING...AND TAMLA MOTOWN WAS THE LABEL ....HE LOVED MOST OF THE TUNES.....HE LEARNT THE ENTIRE BRITISH CATALOGUE SOME 800 RECORDS APPROX...  BY HEART .!! NOT SOMETHING I RECOMMEND YOU DO ..!!!!...HE USED TO SPEND HIS TIME WHILE WE ON OUR TRAVELS ...TRYING TO CATCH ME  OUT WITH RECITING TAMLA MOTOWN CATALOGUE NUMBERS AT ME ..HE FOUND IT HARD TO CATCH ME OUT ..!!!THOUGH.....

YOU KNOW WRITING THIS EULOGY FOR KEITH I FOUND QUITE HARD.... BUT ONE THING DID CROSSED MY MIND ..... THAT I CANNOT REMEMBER KEITH EVER BUYING  ME A DRINK .....UPON MENTIONING THIS TO BILLY HOLCROFT HE TELLS ME KEITH SUFFERED FROM SOMETHING CALLED BARFOBIA......THIS MEANS HE DID PUT HIS HAND IN HIS POCKET ...BUT ALWAYS GOT SOMEONE ELSE TO GO TO THE BAR TO GET DRINKS FOR HIM..SO THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THAT THEN

 YOU KNOW IN THE SPACE   OF 15YRS  1974-1989 WE DID SO MUCH ....SO MANY GIGS ...SO MANY SOUL RECORDS PLAYED...SO MANY SOULFUL PEOPLE MADE HAPPY AND PLEASED.

. KEITH BRADY WE SALUTE YOU AND ALL YOU DID. BOTH FOR ALL OF US HERE AND THOSE WHO CANNOT BE HERE .....BUT HE TOUCHED OUR SOULFUL HEARTS ..WE  LOVE YOU MATEY....>>>>>>>
NOW ..PLEASE STAND WITH ME .....AND .REMEMBERING OUR SOULFUL MATE KEITH ...WHO'S NOW DONE HIS LAST SPOT !!!.....PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER IN A GREAT BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE ......

        .THANK YOU .....BRIAN RAE

[Iancsloft]

A beautiful service both in Church and at the Crem  Brian and a fitting tribute to Keith a one off life was never dull whenever you where in Keith's company great bloke who had a real love for Soul Music .Along with myself Kev Appleton Carl Farrington & Keith under the Sounds of Soul Collective we had some brilliant times DJ,in at venues around the Northwest in the late 80s early 90s something always happened whenever we ran our do,s like amps setting on fire lol Like you said Brian Keith never liked going to the bar but always seemed to get drunk lol I remember coming back from Burscough couple years ago with Keith driving around 1.30 am down a dark unlit lane he had the tape playing and took his hands off the wheel turned around and said you had one of these did,nt ya Ian blimey it's a wonder we where,nt killed then later we called into McDonalds drive thro and Keith ordered fish chips and mushy peas then had a argument with the poor young lad who tried to explain they did,nt sell chips n fish but Keith would,nt have it and was adamant he had bought chips n fish there few weeks previous bloody mad or what he he...

Keith Brady Gone Never Forgotten Always Loved.....Thanks for the Memories Mate...Ian C x

Edited May 16, 2014 by IANCSLOFT

[Guest gfarrington]

great  send off

[Winsford Soul]

Keith. its was a privilege to call you my friend.

Brian and your family and all your many friends done you proud today Keith

You even managed to get Martin Maelor to your last spot and there's not many can say that

Long after tonight is all over. That Northern Star will shine even brighter now

R.I.P

Steve and Lou XXX

[connie 52]

Keith had a great send off...He will be SOULIE missed by US and Many others.. few pics of floral tributes below

 

                                                                                       NEIL AND KAZ

  

PS  Click on middle pic to enlarge.. Look at the bus in the background ( how uncanny )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 18, 2014 by connie 52

[Orotava]

Wow - you did him proud by the look and sound of things...

[connie 52]

Keith's  Eulogy Read in Church 

 

                              KAZ AND NEIL

 

 

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Edited May 18, 2014 by connie 52

[deesoulbabe]

RIP Keith.x